Areas Where Child Life Services Are Offered

• Program Description

  Our 16-week, 600-hour Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) accredited internship program provides individuals with the clinical and professional experiences needed to enter the field of child life. Under the supervision of a team of Certified Child Life Specialists, an intern will learn about all aspects of child life, including therapeutic play, procedural preparation and support, coping techniques, bereavement, and parental and sibling support. At the completion of the internship, an intern will be eligible to sit for the ACLP certification exam and will be prepared to practice as an entry-level child life specialist.

• Year the Program Began

  1967

• Facility Type

  Children's Hospital within an Adult Academic Hospital

• How patients receive child life services

  A patient referral or consultation is required for some child life programs and services

• Areas where child life services are provided on the main campus
  •  Ambulatory Clinics (Primary Care & Specialty)
  •  Ambulatory Surgery
  •  Children of Adult Patients
  •  Emergency Center
  •  Inpatient Acute Care
  •  Inpatient Critical Care (includes PICU, NICU, and CICU)
  •  Inpatient Hematology/Oncology
  •  Palliative Care Services
  •  Radiology
  •  Other

• Provision of services to areas or facilities outside of the main campus

  Outside areas are serviced

• Who does the child life program report to?

  Nursing

Complementary Programming

• Animal Assisted Activities (Pet Therapy) Program

  Managed by the volunteer program

• Arts in Medicine Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Art Therapy Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Clown Care Program
  •  Offered by the hospital/other department
  •  Managed by the child life department

• Facility Dog Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Inpatient Hospital-Based Playrooms Program

  Managed by the child life department

• Integrative Care Program

  Program is not offered

• Music Therapy

  Managed by the child life department

• Outdoor Play Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Outdoor Healing Space Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Outpatient Play Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Recreation Therapy Program

  Program is not offered

• Resource Library Space Program

  Offered by the hospital/other department

• Sensory Integration Space Program

  Program is not offered

• Sibling Drop-Off Program

  Program is not offered

• Volunteer Program

  Managed by the volunteer program

Child Life Staffing

• Total Number of Child Life Program Staff

  34

• Total Number of Child Life Program Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)

  30

• Number of Weekdays the Child Life Program is Staffed (Monday-Friday)

  5

• Number of Weekend Days the Child Life Program is Staffed (Saturday and Sunday)

  2

• # Child Life Specialist FTE Positions That Are Exempt

  22

• # Days Per Week Program is Staffed

  7

• # of Child Life Specialists

  25

Internship Availability Information

• Does this program offer internships?

  Yes

• Is the Internship paid? -

• Internship Coordinator Name

  Caitlin Leary and Victoria Isaacson

• Internship Coordinator Email

  childlifeprogram@YNHH.ORG

• Internship Coordinator Phone

  (203) 688-2334

• Web Site

  https://www.ynhh.org/medical-professionals/childlife-internship.aspx

• Number of Internship Hours Offered

  600

• Internship Application Requirements
  •  Relevant Volunteer Experience
  •  Relevant Work Experience
  •  Other

• Does this program follow the ACLP recommended application deadlines?

  Yes

• Does this program accept unaffiliated interns?

  Yes

• Does this program require liability insurance for unaffiliated interns?

  Yes

• Does this program accept international interns?

  Yes

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Summer Cycle

  0

• Number of Open Internship Positions - Other/Non-standard Cycle

  0

• Does the internship require application materials in addition to the common application?

  No information provided

• Does the internship application require official transcripts?

  No

• Does the internship require an in-person interview?

  No

Practicum Availability Information

• Does this program offer practicums?

  Yes

• Practicum Coordinator Name

  Lauren Musinski and Karin Mattei

• Practicum Coordinator Email

  childlifeprogram@YNHH.ORG

• Practicum Coordinator Phone

  (203) 688-2334

• Practicum Program Website

  https://www.ynhh.org/medical-professionals/childlife-internship.aspx

• Total # of practicum hours

  150

• Practicum Application Requirements
  •  Relevant Volunteer Experience
  •  Relevant Work Experience
  •  Other

• Does this program accept unaffiliated practicum students?

  Yes

• Does this program require liability insurance for unaffiliated practicum students?

  Yes

• Does this program accept international practicum students?

  No information provided

• Does the practicumapplication require official transcripts?

  No

• Does the practicum require an in-person interview?

  No

Fellowship Availability Information

• Offers Fellowships

  No

Volunteer Opportunities

• Type of Volunteer Opportunity

  In-person

• Are there volunteer opportunities at this hospital?

  Yes

• Hospital Volunteer Program Phone #

  (203) 688-2297

• # of Hospital Volunteers

  2000

• Are there child life specific volunteer opportunities at this hospital?

  No

Main Hospital Beds

• Number of Pediatric Medical/Surgical Inpatient Beds at Main Facility

  32

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at main facility

  22

• Number of beds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at main facility

  68

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at main facility

  6

• Number of Pediatric Hematology and/or Oncology and/or Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) beds combined at main facility

  16

• Number of Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Beds

   

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at main facility

  20

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at main facility

  0

Satellite Hospital Beds

• Number of Pediatric Medical/Surgical Inpatient Beds at Satellite Location

  14

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at satellite location

  0

• Number of beds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at satellite location

  18

• Number of beds in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at satellite location

  0

• Number of Pediatric Hematology and/or Oncology and/or Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) beds combined at satellite location

  0

• Satellite Number of Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Beds

   

• Number of pediatric psychiatric beds at satellite location

  0

• Number of pediatric rehabilitation beds at satellite location

  0